RC 261103Power FMThabiso "TT" Tema
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Special voting ran ahead of Wednesday's local elections, while the US moved to cut South Africa from AGOA and a Pretoria court invalidated the Sizekaya lottery licence award.
- 06:54
The US is removing South Africa and Rwanda from the AGOA trade preference programme from 1 January 2027, with President Trump citing practices inconsistent with eligibility criteria.
- 08:43
The High Court in Pretoria declared the National Lottery licence awarded to Sizekaya Holdings invalid, and Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau must re-evaluate the award. The ruling is suspended for up to 12 months.
- 06:05
Government warned the public against altering the national flag after a modified version with Israel's Star of David was displayed at a church protest outside Parliament on Friday.
- 06:22
Gauteng's forensic mortuaries are reportedly holding 700 to 1,000 unclaimed bodies, with Germiston, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diepkloof the heaviest hubs straining storage and tracing of next of kin.
- 07:05
Special voting drew an estimated 780,000 voters on Monday from 2.6 million registered special voters, and the IEC says it is ready for Wednesday's local government elections.